The Washington critic., 1887-03-19
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

In pleasant weather now the gunners are
out on the marshes of the Eastern Branch
after snipe. They will have to get all their
work in before the first OF May, for after
that time the law forbis their destruction
Almost every day now when 1t is not storm.
ing one may see these marlsmen, with long
rubber boots and pea jackets, up to their
knees in the bog on the lookout for shot at
this favorite bird. A CRITIC man walking
out that way u day or two ago met one OF
the lovers OF this dainty dish on his usual
hunt "Are the snipe plentiful at this time
Of the yearp' "Not very" sis the snipe
a very desirable bird ?" Next to the wood.
cock II is the most desirable in the market.
Its flavor is even better than that OF part
ridge. 1t has a long bill, something like
woodcock, its flavor is almost as delicious,
and there is more meat on snipe than there
is on a woodcock."
The clouds that lowered over the local
nine have apparently lifted. The Providence
contingent have come around. Gilligan has
signed. The correspondent Of the Balti-
more Sln says: "shaw has also signed, aud
as Carroll has established himself In bust
ness here, he win probably come to terms
before another week rolls around. Paul
Hints still holds out for an increase Of sal
aiy, but as the home management is de-
ttrmined to stand firm against any increase
to the old Providence contingent, Paul will
have to come down or remain idle this sea-
son. The members of the home team are
expected TO report for active duty during
the coming week, and as soon as the present
cold snap passes away the men will begin
practicing."
John j.. Sullivan aspires TO literary as
well as pugilstlc fame and has written a
story which will he published over his sig
nature in the Sporting Times tomorrow.
The fighter visited his physician recently,
who examined his srecently.broken wrist aud
said 1t would be as strong as ever in a few
days. Sullivan and his "sluggers" will start
"Jaken Schaefer has decided to go to New
York to play Sexton 500 points OF cushion
carroms for Il 600 side, the game to come
| of on May 8 or I, the winner to take the en-
| tire gate receipts and the loser to pay all the
expenses. lie has mailed to the Spirit Of
| The Times, New York, $500 as forfeit, and
as soon as it has been covered by Sexton,
| Schaefer or his representative, Will proceed
| to draw up articles of agreement.
All the American Association umpires this
season will be old baseball players. They
are Lon Knight, Ed. Cuthbert, John Nc
Quade and AL. Bauer.
The International League umpires are
John Connolly, T. J. Cummings, william
Hoover, "Dicky" Pearce, and William
| Reed.
Hudson of the st. Louis Browns has been
left $4,000 by the death of his father.
Following are the weights Of the Detroit
| players Hanlon, 16S; Richardson, Isl;
Thompson, 1876; Conway, 1862; Smith, l5l;
Dunlap, 100; Brouthers eos Rowe, IN;
| Camel, $50; Twitchell, 1866; Manning, l5I;
Getzeln, lI3; Knowlton, las; Bennett, ljj;
shindle, l13; Robinson, 10; Briody, 100.
Yale is favorable to the admission of
Columbia to the annual Harvard Yale race
at New London, but the Harvard men will
not listen to such proposition.
match has been made in Australia be-
tween l.. L. Myers and I. NJ. Malone TO
run 4i0 yards for $3.50 a side.
George +. Slosson, the billiarlist, contem-
plates four months visit to Europe this
summer, and it is believed that he will try
and get on a match with Viguaux, the
French billiard champion, his old opponent
Mr.. Jerome |. Case, the owner of Jay
Eye See, believes that the little black horse
will be a greater wonder than ever this
year, and expresses his confidence that he
will lower the Queen Of the Turfs record
OF 2:0S2.